MDA Technologies 2/2015

NEWS AND MARKETS

NEWS AND MARKETS “German Transmission and Fluid Technology Faces Global Competition” In April this year it will again be time: The leading international trade fair Motion Drive & Automation (MDA) presents highlights of Transmission and Fluid Technology within the framework of the Hannover Fair. German enterprises from both branches are taking part in this. There is a great demand world-wide for premium products in German transmission and fluid technology and both branches are world leaders. Figures speak for themselves: With a total of approximately € 22 billion, the turnover volumes of both important supplier industries are at high levels; transmission and fluid technology are the largest branch segments within the German machine tool and plant construction industries. In 2014, the turnover of transmission technology amounted to about € 15.4 billion that of fluid technology was about € 6.6 billion. Both branches were up in comparison to the previous year and reinforce the high demand for cutting-edge technologies “Made in Germany”. The success is not without reason. The success criteria are efficiency, intelligence and prime quality. The service components of the transmission and fluid technology are important when it comes to performance and quality of the machines. German technology convinces with components and systems that keep consumption of resources to a minimum are intelligently tuned to specific requirements. This is crucial in international competition. Furthermore, the high innovation level of German transmission and fluid technology is a critical success factor and this provides crucial added value for the clients. It differentiates itself from the competitors. In view of the above, investments and strong commitments by the enterprises, politics and associations in the areas of education, science and industrial „Criteria for success are Efficiency, Intelligence and Prime Quality cooperative research are of vital importance; it is necessary here to ensure sustained efforts. This year’s leading trade fair MDA within the framework of the Hannover Fair this year offers the appropriate stage for all aspects of transmission and fluid technology, and furthermore takes up the developments of all aspects of the subject Industry 4.0 under the main theme “Integrated Industry - Join the Network”. Transmission and fluid technology also plays a central role in relation to the so called fourth industrial revolution. They are suppliers and users of new technologies and, with their components, are often directly at the point where data is generated in the production process. As a result, they are in the centre of Industry 4.0. Hartmut Rauen, member of the executive board of VDMA Verband Deutscher Maschinen- and Anlagenbau (Association of German Machine Tool and Plant Construction Industries), Frankfurt 8 MDATechnologies 2/2015

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